Barrel-truck



(No Model.)

L. A. WAGNER.

BARREL TRUGK.-

No. 588,253. PatentedAug. 17, 1897.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEE A. XVAGNER, OF MARSHALL, MISSOURI.

BARREL-TRUCK.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 588,253, dated August17, 1897. Application filed October 16, 1896. Serial No. 609,095. onmodeLl To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEE A. WAGNER, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Marshall, in the county of Saline and State ofMissouri, have invented a newand useful Barrel-Truck, of Which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in trucks or portable rollingstands for receiving and holding barrels and other articles of a bulkyor heavy nature and assisting the transportation of the same from pointto point.

It relates particularly to trucks used in store-service, by means ofwhich barrels containing vinegar, molasses, wines, &c.. may be movedfrom one place to another and when so used canobe tilted to any desiredangle.

My invention consists in certain features of construction and details ofarrangement hereinafter particularly described, and pointed out inthe'claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofmy barrelt-ruck complete. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same,showin g thebarrel-holdin g frame tilted. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectionthrough the same. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the truck, showing thearrangement. of the springs for actuating the catch-rods;

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the draw- I ings.

A A represent the end bars or timbers, and

' A A the longitudinal bars or timbers, of the base-frame of mybarrel-truck.

B 13 represent rollers or caster-wheels secured beneath said frame,thereby enabling the barrel-truck to be moved from place to place in awell-known manner.

C C represent two vertical standards or uprights, of wood ormetal,'rigidly attached to and extending upwardly from the end bars A ofthe base-frame. These upright posts or bars 0 are provided with-longvertical slots or ways 0 for a purpose that will appear. The posts 0 arealso provided with ratchet-bars C, having teeth 0 projectinglaterallybeyond the faces of the bars for the purpose of en gaging andsupporting the barrel-holding frame through the medium of suitablecatch-rods carried by said frame.

D represents the' barrel holding frame,

made, preferably, from wood, in the form of an open rectanglev composedof sideand end bars, as shown, and mortised or otherwise framedtogether. The end barsDof the barrel-holding frame are provided upontheir outer facesv'ith laterally-extending pins or trunnions D passingthrough the vertical slots in the upright posts 0 and provided withheaded ends to prevent the escape of. the frame from between theposts'O.

E E represent two longitndinally-arranged These catch-rods E immediatelyunderlie the barrel-holding frame and, projecting beyond theouter facesof theend bars of said frame, are adapted to engage the teeth on theupright posts 0 O.

In operation the barrel is placed upon its holding-frame D, in whichdepressions d, corresponding to the curvature of the barrel, are formed.The'barrel may now be moved from point to point by pushing the truck asa whole upon its rollers, and when the desired point is reached, thebarrel may be tilted to any desired angle by depressing one side or theother of the barrel-holding frame or one end or the other of the barrelitself, the catchrods accommodating such movement and holding the frameat any adjustment by their engagement with the ratchet-teeth o. Bydepressing'first one side of the barrel-holding frame and then the otherthe barrel may be carried to any desired height, limited only by theheightof the upright posts 0 O.

Various changes 'in'the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from't-he spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. In a truck for' receiving andcarrying barrels and other articles,a base-frame mountedon rollers, apost extending vertically from each end of the frame,and ratchet-teethon op posite faces of each post, combined with the supporting-frameadapted to move between the posts, and parallel rods pivotally connectedto the supporting-frame and-extending longitudinally below it and beyondits ends to engage the said ratchet-teeth, substantially as described.

2. In a truck for receiving and carrying barrels and other articles, abase-frame mounted on rollers, a post extending vertically from each endof the frame and provided with a longitudinal slot, and ratchet-teeth onopposite faces of each post, combined with the supporting-frame adaptedto move between the posts, trunnions projecting from the frame into thesaid slots, and parallel rods pivotally connected to thesupporting-frame and extending longitudinally below it and beyond itsends to engage the said ratchet-teeth, substantially as described.

3. In a truck for receiving and carrying barrels and other artieles,abase-frame mounted on rollers, a post extending vertically from each endof said frame, and ratchet-teeth on opposite faces of each post,combined with a suitable frame adapted to move between the posts,parallel rods pivotally connected to the supporting-frame and extendinglongitudinally below it and beyond its ends to engage the saidratchet-teeth, and springs connecting the parallel rods to normally drawthem toward each other, substantially as described.

l. In a barrel-truek,the base thereof mounted 011 rollers or casters,the upwardly-extending, slotted posts secured thereto, thelaterally-projectin g ratchet-teeth thereon, the barrel-holding framesupported between said posts, the catch-rods E, the pivoted arms orlinks in which said catch-rods are mounted, the springs for actuatingthe catch-rods and forein g them into engagement with the ratchet-teethon the upright posts, and the trunnions or pins on the barrel-holdingframe adapted to travel up and down within the slots in the uprightposts as and for the purpose described.

5. In a barrel-truck, the base thereof hav- LEE A. IVAGNER.

Vitnesses:

ROBERT M. REYNOLDS, PETER WAGNER.

